Brussels: India's Darjeeling tea has got the protected status which will provide protection from misuse and imitation. This has made Darjeeling tea the seventh non-EU product, following one from Colombia and five from China under protected status.
Agriculture
No workers in tea estates, blame goes to NREGS
Guwahati: The tea industry in the country is suffering a downturn due to the Centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) as the workers prefer jobs under the scheme to the tea estate ones.
TN farmers get Kisan Cards
Chennai: The farmers in the state get mobile-enabled Kisan Cards which help in cashless transaction. The card was launched in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu by Pallavan Grama Bank..
India’s shrimp production sets new record
Kochi: The shrimp production in the country has set new record as the global production shrinks due to disease outbreak and adverse weather.
Dharwad university to help farmers in onion cultivation
Dharwad: With onion prices fluctuating in the markets, the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad has come up with plans to help the farmers in sowing seeds.
Bird flu back in West Bengal
Kolkata: Culling of poultry birds started in 13 villages in district of Bengal as bird flu strikes the state.
Foodgrain stock crosses 64 million tonnes
New Delhi: The hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for the winter crops is unlikely to happen as the foodgrain stocks with government procurement agencies is 64 million tonnes.
Bihar to introduce kitchen garden to landless poor
Patna: Bihar is introducing the concept of landless garden and kitchen garden to landless poor to earn a livelihood.
Govt targets 5 pc increase in foodgrain production this year
New Delhi: The Government is targeting to increase the foodgrain production by 5 per cent this year, says the agriculture ministry. Its aim is to achieve an all time high production of 245 mt (million tonnes) in 2011-12.
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